Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Prime Minister distributes 71000 appointment letters under Rozgar Mela.
136 and 50 appointment letters distributed in SBIL, Kolkata and Belur Math, Howrah
Kolkata; January 20, 2023
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi distributed around 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits in various Government departments and organisations via video conferencing today.
State Bank Institute of Leadership, New Town and Belur Math, Howrah also organized Rozgar Melas in their premises where around 136 and 50 appointment letters were distributed by Dr. Subhas Sarkar, Union Minister of State for Education and Shri Shantanu Thakur, Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways in Kolkata and Howrah respectively.
The Prime Minister also interacted with the new appointee from West Bengal Ms Suprabha Biswas who got her appointment letter for Punjab National Bank. She thanked the Prime Minister for the quick completion of the formalities of the appointment and the opportunity to serve. The Prime Minister also asked about her continuing studies. She explained her association with the iGOT module and elaborated upon the benefit of the module. The PM also inquired about the promotion of digital transactions in her job. The Prime Minister expressed his happiness about the girls taking new strides in every field.
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister remarked that this is the first Rozgar Mela of 2023 which brings the precious gift of employment into the government fold for the 71,000 families. The Prime Minister congratulated the new appointees and noted that these employment opportunities will infuse a new ray of hope not just in the appointees but also among crores of families. The Prime Minister informed that lakhs of new families will get appointed to Government jobs in the days to come as Rozgar Melas are being organised regularly in NDA-ruled states and Union Territories. He informed that the Assam Government organised a Rozgar Mela only yesterday and states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand are going to organise it very soon. The Prime Minister said that “regular Rozgar Melas have become a mark of this government. They show that whatever resolution is taken by this government is realised”.
Referring to many government servants taking online courses on iGOT Karmyogi platform, the Prime Minister said that in addition to official training, this platform has many courses for personal development. He said that self-learning through technology is an opportunity for today’s generation. The PM gave his own example and said that he has never allowed the student in him to die. “Attitude of self-learning will improve the capabilities of the learner, her institutions and also the capabilities of India”, he said.
Shri Shyam Kumar, Principal Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, West Bengal and Sikkim; Shri Rajeev Mehrotra, Director General, Income Tax , West Bengal, Sikkim and North Eastern Region and Shri P.V.Ramana Murthy, Additional Director General, Eastern Region, Geological Survey of India among others were also present in State Bank Institute of Leadership, New Town.